So you're ok with the client receiving all of the customer IDs and Bodog lying about it?

Morphy

I'm not too happy with you using the number 345453734.5 in the open forums like that.

Sorry, fixed!

Morphy

Much better, thanks.

It is pretty hilarious. If you notice, most of the sections don't even explain how they got the number.

Security: 8.0 of 10 – Very Good

Bovada Poker benefits from being run by people with plenty of experience in operating poker rooms. They recognise that security is a concern for poker players, who may worry about their funds being safe and their personal details being protected. You can rest assured that Bovada Poker employ strict safeguards and advanced technology to ensure that players do not need to worry about security here.


-- What exactly are these "strict safeguards" and "advanced technology".
It so funny that anyone would ever read that and be satisfied.

Player 1: I think I am being cheated
Player 2: No, the have strict safeguards
Player 4: And advanced technology!
Player 1: OK, im convinced.

OR EVEN BETTER
Company Ethics: 7.0 of 10 – Good

Bovada might be a new brand but they are operated by an experienced group with a decent track record. Depositing and withdrawing to a poker site from the US can be challenging, but Bovada at least try to make it as painless as possible.

Have you ever seen a poker site being reviewed that included ETHICS? I mean, how the hell do you judge this unless you have known the owners their whole lives. Seems so random and open to interpretation that including it makes their review even more suspect. Why include a BS category like this unless you were shilling.

Then again, the 3 Bodog ad's on the same page as their review should have tipped me off that this is not a real review.

It generally makes sense to include banners of the poker site on the respective review page.

You don't see a conflict of interest in a NEWS SITE reviewing a poker room and at the same time being an affiliate for the site with banners up?

In my opinion you need to choose between NEWS and EVERYTHING ELSE. You can't objectively report the news if your receiving money from the same sites.

It would be different if this was a like a poker-room review site, but it isn't.

In my opinion it should be made clear that they are an affiliate for the site when they do the review, if not it is misleading.

That's why everything you read on the Internet, read in the newspaper, hear on the radio, and see on the TV, needs to be viewed with some critical thinking, being mindful of the fact that business interests will sometimes skew what you are being told. And of course of all of those sources, the Internet needs to be viewed with more skepticism than the rest - it's much easier to whip up a website than a TV station or newspaper.

I completely agree. Sometimes the idealistic libertarian comes out in me who wishes everyone's motives were pure. Then I need to snap back to reality and realize what planet I'm on.

Heh, yes, that would be nice.

While it's not perfect here, I think a forum like 2+2 comes as close as you'll get, as we have a diverse range of opinions that are allowed to be expressed pretty freely.

But of course you have to keep in mind that I'm biased.

I've noticed several posts in this thread saying the big two HUDs do not work on Bovada. While there appears to be alternative HUDs available, a heads-up display is not the feature of tracking software I am most interested in.

Does hand-grabbing to track ones personal play and results still work? I am more interested in studying and learning from my own play than in seeing some floating numbers above any given villains name.

I would answer for myself but I am currently having some issues installing the software. Does the live update go out over some weird port or something?

In order to deposit via WU can they give me the info I need in an email or will I have to call them to get the info I need?

I think you have to call them. I had to use money gram when I deposited.

how can u tell if youre playing a bot in a cash game? the play is ridiculous. getting called AI on the turn by ace high with no draws and having them hit A's on the river.

im not QQing about variance/bad beats. ive been withdrawing roughly 1k/wk from bodog for a few months now. i know bodog is soft but im just wondering if im really playing against humans.

How do you think a bot would know any better than a regular player what's coming on the river?

You're talking about a superuser, and unfortunately, there really isn't much way to tell for sure. Not that one can guarantee finding a superuser even with proper tracking, but with anonymous tables, you have to entrust in Bovada/Bodog. I doubt that you're up against one, but you'll have to decide that for yourself.

Yeah cause bots knows what card hits the river.

its rigged

I just got WU deposit info from bovada so that I can have the WU withdraw option available.

I've talked to 3 different customer support people. 1 said i'll have the WU withdraw option available for depositing once, the other 2 said no.

They said it has to be my MAIN deposit method. When I asked for clarification as to what this ment they seemed miffed. They said my account has 3 credit card deposits in his history so that will remain my main deposit method. I then asked if I can space my deposit out over 4 days will that then become my main deposit method, was again told no.

When I asked why they said because that's only 4 days and since my account was opened C.C. deposit was the only method and it's spent a lot of time as my only method. I then ask, If I deposited once 5 years ago with my credit card ill really have to deposit with WU and wait another 5 years for it to become my main withdraw option....she said yes lololololoollolll.

Seriously wtf do I do? I had to hangup on 2 of the customer support people because they simply couldn't speak english well enough for me to understand. Just a pure helpless feeling when dealing with their customer support.

I just went to open the poker clinent and I saw there was an update .14 does anyone know if anything was improved or what the changes might be???

fwiw, I deposited once and receive the WU cashout option

Surprisingly reserved response given the sheer volume of questions like that.

Try asking if Bodog is exiting the US...

LOL.

Please take away timebanks in hyper turbo tournaments!

Actually I just found out that now theres 2 HUD's that work. Lmao Bodog(vada) cant stop them.
get a new computer.
One word, their called AFFILIATES.
Now you can add Tournament Indicator that works as well. I'm using the one week trial.
You should have seen UB/AP's Affiliates lmao their all the same way.
No please don't I luv waisting time when I'm chipleader.

Did a bunch of stars regs come over here after the rake change? Cash games are not nearly as soft now.